Syria: Who wants Russia’s army losses in Deir ez-Zor?

In response to quite a few experiences, Russian residents from non-public army firm Wagner had been killed on February 7 on account of Washington’s revenge for the assault of the Syrian troops on headquarters of pro-American Kurdish formations. Can this info be trusted? The assault on the headquarters of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) occurred close to the Omar oil discipline (within the space of the previous CONOCO refinery) within the province of Deir ez-Zor. So long as there have been troopers of the coalition staying within the space, the Pentagon ordered to strike a robust retaliatory blow with the participation of aviation.That is how so-called ISIS Hunters (“Syrian militia fighters”) described the occasions of their official assertion. Apparently, the “Hunters” admit that in pursuit of a gaggle of terrorists from the Islamic State* terrorist organisation, they went to the western financial institution of the Euphrates River, which stays underneath the management of the Kurds and the Individuals. The latter introduced the destruction of as much as 100 militiamen. On the similar time, it was initially said that there have been Russian servicemen among the many killed. Officers with the Russian Defence Ministry denied the participation of Russian army males and stated that the incident occurred as a result of Syrian forces had not coordinated their reconnaissance operation with Russia. Pentagon’s chief James Mattis made an oblique affirmation to the above: “The deconfliction communication line with Russia is continually used,” Mattis instructed reporters on February 11. “We maintain one another knowledgeable. The Russians profess that they weren’t conscious once we referred to as about that power that had crossed, and it got here nearer. They had been notified when the firing started. That is once we heard there have been no Russians there. And we exit of our means to make sure that we don’t endanger the Russians, as you already know.”Nevertheless, sure “sources” continued to insist that Russia misplaced its males on account of the coalition assault, including that these weren’t the losses of the Russian Military, however of a personal army firm Wagner, the troops of which had been “searching” ISIS* terrorists that day within the space. The variability of information in regards to the losses incurred ranges from 15-20 to 215 individuals. For instance, social community consumer underneath the moniker “Soldier of Fortune” stated that there have been greater than 100 males killed. “Because of the assault, the fifth detachment of PMC Wagner was virtually destroyed; Syrian ISIS Hunters suffered heavy losses as effectively. About ten armoured automobiles had been destroyed and the losses exceeded 100,” the consumer wrote on VK. Shamil Sultanov, president of the Heart for Strategic Research “Russia-the Islamic World”, instructed Pravda.Ru that the principle purpose for the conflict was in regards to the totally different interpretation of the battle in Syria by the events. From the Syrian standpoint, Deir ez-Zor is the territory of sovereign Syria, “the Syrians haven’t signed something on de-escalation zones, nor have they invited both the Kurds or the Individuals to Syria,” the professional stated. From Washington’s standpoint, “it’s the Kurds and the US-led coalition that is still liable for the realm in accordance with an settlement with Russia.” Moscow believes that one ought to preserve steadiness: to keep in mind the facility of the US and the worldwide construction of the coalition of 60 nations on the one hand, however alternatively, “Moscow can’t assist defending the Syrians, as a result of they’re Russia’s allies.”As for victims on the Russian aspect, “there might have been losses, though the Defence Ministry doesn’t affirm it, and it doesn’t need to,” Shamil Sultanov stated. “Personal army corporations (Wagner, for instance) primarily defend amenities of strategic significance for Russia. They embrace Hmeymim airbase, port of Tartus, sure oil refineries, which, amongst different issues, provide our forces with oil merchandise,” the professional instructed Pravda.Ru. In his view, these are insignificant forces, due to this fact “it’s unattainable to talk about main losses of Russian residents, even from these volunteer models – this is a component of knowledge warfare,” he added. In response to Shamil Sultanov, that is precisely the explanation why the Ukrainian media evinced curiosity within the information. “This is a vital second of the Ukrainian propaganda – to emphasize the vulnerability of the Russian armed forces and personal army formations in all potential methods. This propaganda is supposed to keep up an applicable tone of each the general public opinion and the morale of the armed forces of Ukraine,” Shamil Sultanov instructed Pravda.Ru.Allow us to, expensive reader, take into consideration what the losses of 100-200 Russian army males in Syria would allegedly imply. This could stipulate for least 4 or 5 flights for IL-76 of the Russian EMERCOM, bearing in mind the transportation of the wounded (their quantity needs to be about twice as giant), overcrowded hospitals, pictures from these hospitals posted on the Web, funerals in small cities the place one can not disguise something, and so forth. Nothing like this has been unfolding these days. Secondly, ISIS Hunters say that they misplaced 20 fighters, whereas the Kurds misplaced extra. Therefore, there was no “one-sided bloodbath” due to the benefit within the air. Why would the losses amongst PMC servicemen needs to be bigger than these among the many Syrians? Lastly, if there have been Russian servicemen within the space the place the assault was carried out, Russia ought to have both supported them or acted accordingly to cease the assault of the US-led coalition. Nothing like this was achieved, which means that it was faux information as effectively. In response to Shamil Sultanov, PMC Wagner protects oil refineries. What if the CONOCO plant was the goal of the “mission”to the west financial institution of the Euphrates? Apparently, it was a private initiative.One might conclude that there isn’t any de-escalation within the north of Syria, and that is definitely a hopeless variant of reconciliation.It’s worthy of be aware that PMC Wagner is an unofficial title for a Russian non-public army firm that was allegedly employed to guard amenities in Syria. The corporate consists of retired officers of assorted Russian regulation enforcement businesses. The Russian Parliament, the Duma, presently develops a regulation to legalise the work of personal army corporations PMCs is being drafted, which is designed to legalise their work. Reportedly, it’s Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin who helps the group. *Islamic State (ISIS) is a terrorist organisation banned in RussiaLyuba Lulko (Stepushova)Pravda.Ru Learn article on the Russian model of Pravda.Ru